East Bay is the eastern region of the San Francisco Bay Area and includes cities along the eastern shores of the San Francisco Bay and San Pablo Bay.
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11 Facts About East Bay
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East Bay Area saw further growth in the decades following World War II, with the population doubling between 1940 and 1960, and doubling again by 2000.
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East Bay is not a formally defined region, aside from its being described as a region inclusive of Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
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The East Bay shoreline is an urban corridor with several cities exceeding 100, 000 residents, including Oakland, Hayward, Fremont, Richmond, and Berkeley.
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East Bay is home to many of the restaurants central to the creation of California Cuisine, including Chez Panisse.
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Streetcar service across the East Bay was historically provided by the Key System, incorporated in 1902 as the San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose Railway.
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Amtrak's California Zephyr terminates in Emeryville, providing connections as far as Chicago, and further stations across the East Bay are served by Amtrak California's Coast Starlight and San Joaquin.
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East Bay has a mixed economy of services, manufacturing, and small and large businesses.
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East Bay, as a part of the greater Bay Area, is a highly developed region, and is a major center for new and established economic ventures.
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East Bay is served by a number of both public and private higher education institutions:.
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